| You probably already know the key to lowering your | | | | Use One Golf Club to Different Targets |
| golf score is to focus on golf swing basics. This is | | | | Pick a single golf club and practice chipping to |
| particularly very important around the golf green, as | | | | different targets. This will help you learn to manage |
| your approach can set you up to 1 putt or 3 putt the | | | | your range by changing the size of your golf stroke. |
| hole. | | | | Let's say you decide to chip with your sand wedge, |
| Chipping Is The Key To A Lower Golf Score | | | | that will generally be about 50 % carry and 50% roll. |
| So, if you are hunting for ways to improve your golf | | | | If you are practicing on a golf green that is flat, |
| chipping follow this drill. Setup a generic chip shot and | | | | make an effort to land your golf ball midway to the |
| hit it over and over until you feel comfortable, not | | | | hole. Next, assume the green is uphill; in which case |
| just with your range, but also your accuracy. Find a | | | | you should land the ball beyond midway. On a downhill |
| location just off the fringe of the green, where | | | | chip you should land short of midway to deal with |
| you've got a reasonably decent lie that offers you 1 | | | | the slope. |
| 3 of your range to your landing area and 2/3 for roll | | | | Make Your Golf Practice Sessions Count |
| to the target. This will likely demand a pitching wedge. | | | | Try to make your training mirror what you might do |
| Repeat the shot until you get a good feel for the | | | | on the golf course. Take your practice swings while |
| size and tempo of the stroke required for good | | | | focusing on your landing spot, which in this case is |
| results. | | | | halfway to the hole. If you begin feeling somewhat |
| Once you have a very good feel for that ideal | | | | secure chipping to different targets with just one |
| movement, concentrate on a pressure goal. Pressure | | | | club, switch to a stress goal to help you improve |
| goals enable you to improve consistency on the golf | | | | your on-course consistency. For instance, attempt to |
| course. By applying stress in your training session, | | | | chip seven balls in a row within 3 feet of the pin. |
| you are better prepared to handle the same stress | | | | When doing this drill, you may discover that the sand |
| when you encounter it when it counts. For example, | | | | wedge works far better for some targets than to |
| your pressure goal may be to chip 9 of 10 balls within | | | | some others. This will help you with on course club |
| a four foot radius of the target. Don't finish your | | | | selection. Vary the club which you select for this |
| practice until you attain this objective. So what may | | | | exercise, so you practice with all of your irons over |
| happen once you get to the 8th ball and you have | | | | time. |
| already missed one? At this point you have the | | | | To improve your golf swing follow these four steps: |
| pressure that you encounter regularly on the course. | | | | 1. Practice like you are playing. |
| You're training with intent and with accountability for | | | | 2. Set pressure goals and increase them over time. |
| your activities. In the event that your objective is | | | | 3. Practice with all of your clubs, not just the one's |
| too easily obtained, boost the difficulty. | | | | you like. |